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2009-2010 Season - Vikings second in first men's track & field poll

It is two weeks into the 2010 indoor track & field season and the Augustana men’s team has moved into a lofty second place in the first dual meet ranking of the campaign. The power ranking is sponsored by the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) and it encompasses the top two performances by each team in every event. The Vikings, under the direction of veteran head coach Paul Olsen, finished the 2009 indoor season ranked seventh in NCAA Division III.

The first ranking has Augustana with 136.01 points while fellow College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin member North Central is in the top spot with 147.38 points. Wisconsin-Platteville (121.92) is third while Lynchburg (111.97) is fourth and College of New Jersey (111.24) is fifth. Of the top 10 teams in the national ranking, five are from the Midwest Region with Monmouth (108.37) checking in at eighth and Milwaukee School of Engineering (103.35) grabbing the ninth spot.

The Vikings won the Dubuque Invitational on January 16 and the Midwest Invitational in Monmouth, Illinois on January 23. They will compete in the Wartburg Invitational on January 30 in Waverly, Iowa.